In the morning Kaia woke up to an empty bed, only to hear Beau’s voice come from their bedroom balcony. “I want that woman out of my house in the next hour Jaden. I don’t know what I was thinking even suggesting we bring her here; I have a pregnant wife and a young child for God’s sake!”Kaia had thought like Beau was thinking right now, but as time went on and her anger dissipated, she still wanted to get revenge, but she at least thought to hear Melissa’s side of the story first. Funny thing though, she still had not been with her long enough to even listen to any of the words that would come out her mouth. Most of her visits to the safe room was when she could see from the camera feed from her phone, that Melissa was asleep or only when she wanted to give her special meals. She never said a word though!She got out of their bed, put a robe on and left the bedroom to make them breakfast, not wanting to disturb his phone call. Beau had spent too long in his sick bed and knowing her h
Kaia took a deep breath to calm herself down, but her mind and heart refused to cooperate. She felt her eyes fill to the brim with tears, and she had to take a step back; she would not let this woman see just how much she had hurt her. "Why, Melissa? Right now, that's the only thing I want to know. What good comes from hurting me, from destroying my family?" Melissa had grown used to her daughter's indifference, her stoic face, and the hatred that occasionally dripped from her lips—the utter distaste she had for her and Mike—but never in her life had she seen Kaia cry from any kind of hurt she had conflicted. The only time she had seen a bit of emotion from her daughter was in the few months they had gotten along. Kaia had worked hard to keep her emotions in check, but like any child, she had sought comfort in her mother's presence. "Trin---," Melissa tried in a shaky voice, then remembered the disdain Kaia had for the name. "Kaia I swear I had no hand in kidnapping Lulu. I love yo
A few months later, as Kaia struggled to get out of their bed, feeling huge as a whale, she couldn't help but smile at the sight of her loving husband and their beautiful baby girl trying to tiptoe into the room with a tray full of all her favorites. The pregnancy had been a bit harder than with Lulu and with her due date being so close, Beau had decided to take paternity leave earlier. "Morning mommy! Do you need some help?" Lulu giggled, having come to enjoy making fun of Kaia's daily struggles to do the easiest of tasks. She usually had to end up giving her a hand putting on her shoes or handing her anything she had dropped. Beau had a huge, silly grin on his face as he rushed to her side. "Easy there, baby," he said, putting the tray down on their side table and helping her get to her feet. Kaia had gotten much bigger this time, to the point where they had been convinced for a short while that they were expecting twins but later found out it was just an overly active baby boy o
A whole year passed, a whirlwind of joy, challenges and growth for the whole family. Kaia's labour had been as intense from beginning to end as they had known and hoped it would be, and with its end came Kai Asher Navarro. The little boy was a ball bustling energy, definitely living up the nature he exhibited in the womb.Luna embraced her role as a big sister with enthusiasm and care. She loved teaching little cupcake new things and often boasted about how she helped her mom during the pregnancy. Their sibling bond grew stronger with each passing day, filled with adventures and shared secrets. Sometimes Kaia would just watch them when they thought they were alone enough to be naughty and just admired her babies.Kaia considered herself blessed to have any sort of stable family and as hard as it had been getting here, all that mattered was that she was here and she was loving every moment of it. She had the worst luck for th longest time and thought she was destined to be just an aunt
She waited patiently in the boardroom, remembering what Jenny said about trying to be a lady. That meant she would have to fight the nagging urge to put her feet up the table until she got back to the flat if she wanted to get this job. Jenny had done her make up which she thought looked perfect but she had denied her offer of the little black dress her friend had suggested. She wanted to look professional, not slutty. And that was why she had gone shopping and got herself suit that made her look like a bad ass boss lady. It looked fun and with the added six inch she had on, it gave the whole outfit that killer look Jenny was trying to go for with the hideous dress. Hearing the door open, instinctively she stood up and waited for whoever would be interviewing her to take their seat. As soon as he got close to her she knew there would be trouble. The man was eyeing her up and down like she was naked. Too bad the only place she could kill him was in her mind. She forced on a smile
Immediately the door opened behind them but Kaia could care less who it was. She just wanted to leave the building, before she got herself into any more trouble. "Is everything okay miss? What was the commotion all about?"That beautiful, deep, husky voice was enough to have her to have her turn towards the door and there she was met my the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. She never really cared for any man, but this one was worth a second glance. But just a second glance!Looking like he just stepped out of a cover of a magazine, Beau Navarro stood at the door for a few seconds, his enchanting clay-gray eyes a-flicker with curiosity. Then he started walking towards them, moving with leopard like grace across the huge room. He stopped in front of the manager, towering over him, his broad shoulders exuding power and authority and Kaia saw the man shrink into the floor, looking panicked. "Sir this woman is crazy. I told her she was not fit for the job because she is a bit inexperie
******A week passed and she did not get a call from the studio but she did not let it bother her much because she had better things to worry about. She was in her room trying to pick out dirty laundry when she heard Jen curse then scream from the kitchen. Little bìtch probably saw a spider! She ran out and found her standing with her feet apart, looking like she just saw a ghost. Following her gaze she looked at the floor then cursed too. "Really Jay? You couldn't hold it till you got to the bathroom? Now I gotta mop the floor again!""Shut the fúck up Kaia, my fùcking water just broke. Call the freaking ambulance." Kaia knowing herself very well closed her eyes and started counting to ten in her head trying to concentrate on breathing in through her nose and out her mouth. She knew if she started panicking all hell would break lose and Jenny would probably give birth on the floor.Grabbing her phone out her purse, she dialled for the ambulance while helping Jen with her breathing
*****"Well Ms Carson, I see this is a bad time? Are you not in the mood to talk?"Oh fùck! "Shìt, I am so sorry sir, I did not...crap!"What she wanted to ask was why the fuck are you, of all people, calling me from a private number, but she bit her tongue."I hope you wash out that pretty mouth of yours before work tomorrow morning Ms Carson because believe me, I will not hesitate to punish you if I hear another curse word come out your mouth. That's a promise!" And with that, the line went dead.Kaia almost choked on her spit when what her boss said registered in her mind. She thought about it for a minute or two and found the image of it really arousing. Wait, shouldn't she want to chop his balls off like she wanted to do with Mike what's-his-face? Shouldn't she at least be disgusted at the man for even suggesting to put a hand on her?Deal with it Kay, you like it, her mind spat back and she silently cursed her mind.She must have zoned out for a while because she did not notice
A whole year passed, a whirlwind of joy, challenges and growth for the whole family. Kaia's labour had been as intense from beginning to end as they had known and hoped it would be, and with its end came Kai Asher Navarro. The little boy was a ball bustling energy, definitely living up the nature he exhibited in the womb.Luna embraced her role as a big sister with enthusiasm and care. She loved teaching little cupcake new things and often boasted about how she helped her mom during the pregnancy. Their sibling bond grew stronger with each passing day, filled with adventures and shared secrets. Sometimes Kaia would just watch them when they thought they were alone enough to be naughty and just admired her babies.Kaia considered herself blessed to have any sort of stable family and as hard as it had been getting here, all that mattered was that she was here and she was loving every moment of it. She had the worst luck for th longest time and thought she was destined to be just an aunt
A few months later, as Kaia struggled to get out of their bed, feeling huge as a whale, she couldn't help but smile at the sight of her loving husband and their beautiful baby girl trying to tiptoe into the room with a tray full of all her favorites. The pregnancy had been a bit harder than with Lulu and with her due date being so close, Beau had decided to take paternity leave earlier. "Morning mommy! Do you need some help?" Lulu giggled, having come to enjoy making fun of Kaia's daily struggles to do the easiest of tasks. She usually had to end up giving her a hand putting on her shoes or handing her anything she had dropped. Beau had a huge, silly grin on his face as he rushed to her side. "Easy there, baby," he said, putting the tray down on their side table and helping her get to her feet. Kaia had gotten much bigger this time, to the point where they had been convinced for a short while that they were expecting twins but later found out it was just an overly active baby boy o
Kaia took a deep breath to calm herself down, but her mind and heart refused to cooperate. She felt her eyes fill to the brim with tears, and she had to take a step back; she would not let this woman see just how much she had hurt her. "Why, Melissa? Right now, that's the only thing I want to know. What good comes from hurting me, from destroying my family?" Melissa had grown used to her daughter's indifference, her stoic face, and the hatred that occasionally dripped from her lips—the utter distaste she had for her and Mike—but never in her life had she seen Kaia cry from any kind of hurt she had conflicted. The only time she had seen a bit of emotion from her daughter was in the few months they had gotten along. Kaia had worked hard to keep her emotions in check, but like any child, she had sought comfort in her mother's presence. "Trin---," Melissa tried in a shaky voice, then remembered the disdain Kaia had for the name. "Kaia I swear I had no hand in kidnapping Lulu. I love yo
In the morning Kaia woke up to an empty bed, only to hear Beau’s voice come from their bedroom balcony. “I want that woman out of my house in the next hour Jaden. I don’t know what I was thinking even suggesting we bring her here; I have a pregnant wife and a young child for God’s sake!”Kaia had thought like Beau was thinking right now, but as time went on and her anger dissipated, she still wanted to get revenge, but she at least thought to hear Melissa’s side of the story first. Funny thing though, she still had not been with her long enough to even listen to any of the words that would come out her mouth. Most of her visits to the safe room was when she could see from the camera feed from her phone, that Melissa was asleep or only when she wanted to give her special meals. She never said a word though!She got out of their bed, put a robe on and left the bedroom to make them breakfast, not wanting to disturb his phone call. Beau had spent too long in his sick bed and knowing her h
Beau lay in the quiet of their bedroom, watching Lulu play silently on the floor, surrounded by the hum of medical equipment monitoring his recovery. The past weeks had a hell for him physically and mentally but it had been worse for his pregnant wife. He glanced at the empty space where Kaia used to slept next to him, now abandoned in favor of a makeshift bed close to him so she could rest without disturbing him but still be close enough to monitor him throughout the night. Jaden had informed him of Melissa’s presence in the safe room as soon as Kaia had allowed him to touch anything work related. He also knew Kaia had found out a whole week ago of her mother’s capture and detainment and he hated himself now for the decision he had taken to bring Melissa here. At first, he thought he could get information out of the older woman, just so they could understand why Mike did any of this. Then as Beau recovered and only had his mind to work with, he realized that he had done it for Meli
Jaden, Beau's security team leader, had been given instructions no one knew about and now that Beau was incapacitated, he knew Kaia was the next person he would have to approach to tell everything to. The woman had been breaking down with the kidnapping of her child and finding out about her husband's coma, but a week later she was taking care of things like the boss she was. Beau had come out of her coma but he was still healing. Kaia had insisted they moved him to their home, got him every piece of equipment his doctor needed and made sure he had around the clock care. She woke up early to fix him and Luna breakfast, fed them both then took Luna to their home office with her while she worked. She would only eat when Jen or Leon arrived, so Jen basically moved her and Kim in to make sure she ate and did not over work herself.Yesterday had been her first day leaving both Luna and Beau’s side and her anxiety levels had been sky high. Knowing Jen was back at home made her feel slightl
Kaia knew this go could either way but she had to keep strong for her babies. "Doctor, Mrs. Navarro is here and I think you can start communicating everything with her from now on," Leon said before the doctor could say anything, pointing at Kaia for the doctor to see. Kaia felt her heart skip a beat as she tried her best to give the doctor a small smile. "Mrs. Navarro, I'm so sorry we are meeting under these circumstances. Your husband suffered a really horrible injury to the head but there must be a higher power watching over him because the bullet did not injure any important organs, it did not even go through the skull, just got stuck right above his skull. We were able to take the bullet out but he's still in a short coma." Kaia was not sure whether to cry or laugh at how the doctor was describing all this as a lucky break, especially right after she had been wondering what she had done so wrong to deserve everything they were being dealt by this bigger being or the whole univ
Jen woke up to her phone ringing and as soon as she noticed it was Leon calling after hours of silence, she decided she would leave the room to answer so she wouldn't wake Kaia up. A sense of doom washed over her as answered the phone. "Babe, is Kaia with you? I don't want her to panic!" Jen was already thinking the worst. Did they find Luna? Was the little girl okay? What would they tell Kaia if anything had happened to her child? Jen's world started spinning and she sat down as she tried to breath. "What's going on Leon? Where is Luna?" The silence on the other end of the phone was suffocating to say the least. Leon immediately saw his mistake, remembering the real issue that had brought him to the predicament he was in now. He wanted to explain things before the cops did because it would sound worse than when it came from a friend. "No, oh God no Jen, please stay calm. Luna is here with me, in my arms as we speak. She doesn't really know me but I guess I was the closest calm pers
Beau and his head of security led the men to the location flashing on his screen, Leon sitting by his side practically shitting himself, begging but failing to stop Beau from this suicide mission. Beau was not having any of it, what he wanted was his life back to normal, his wife's smile back and a healthy pregnancy for them. The image of Kaia rolled up into a ball, not even wanting to move kept haunting him, it hurt him so deep. His car screeched to a halt outside the abandoned warehouse, which Beau wondered how Mike had even gotten access to. His heart pounded with a mixture of anger and determination. With a quick glance at the darkened windows and graffiti-covered walls, Beau steeled himself and stepped out into the cold night air, following his men to the main entrance. Leon stayed in the car, knowing he was only here because Jen would have killed him for letting Beau go anywhere alone. Beau would stop at nothing to get his little Lulu out of this place. His sweet little girl w